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• Solid business seen as Coast casinos continue recovery, rebuilding

  - 2007-02-26

  In spite of obstacles, the Mississippi Gulf Coast gaming industry is alive and well. Some casinos are still repairing and renovating and several have gaming in temporary quarters. The Biloxi-Ocean Springs bridge is out and that hampers visitors driving in from the east. Also, many employees still struggle with housing...

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• Hairston ready to serve state, rebuild Coast casinos

  - 2005-12-19

  GULFPORT - As the newest member of the Mississippi Gaming Commission, Gulf Coast banker John M. Hairston will be part of regulating the industry and rebuilding it on the Coast. He was appointed by Gov. Haley Barbour for a term ending September 30, 2009. A native of Gulfport, Hairston is...

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• Coast casinos plan to overcome crippling losses, rebuild

  - 2005-10-03

  Before state legislators voted to allow gaming on the water's edge in Mississippi, tourism officials on the Mississippi Gulf Coast had a tough time selling the 26-mile stretch of sand beach dotted with sleepy fishing villages and deepwater ports. "It was probably among the 10 worst beaches for places to...

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• Family-owned food firm in Biloxi, Miss., thrives on supplying gaming industry.

  - 2004-08-12

  By Tom Wilemon, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 12--BILOXI, Miss. -- No state agency told Coast casinos they had to do business with Quality Poultry Seafood Inc., but the family-owned business has thrived in recent years by...

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• Committee studying issues of concern to Coast casinos

  - 2004-08-02

  An ad hoc gaming committee is meeting to discuss coastal issues facing this important state industry. Brought together by Secretary of State Eric Clark and executive director of the Department of Marine Resources DMR William H. Walker, the panel is having open discussions about storm threats to the industry, deteriorating...

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• Developer plans condominium complex for Las Vegas mixed-use development.

  - 2004-07-21

  By Hubble Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 21--Developers of the $200 million Manhattan condominium project on Las Vegas Boulevard South at Serene Avenue have entered escrow to purchase 48 acres about a mile away for another condo ...

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• Boyd Gaming Corp. undergoes growth spurt with buyout of Coast Casinos.

  - 2004-07-02

  By Rod Smith, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 2--When Boyd Gaming Corp. officially completed its $1.3 billion buyout of Coast Casinos on Thursday, the company was firmly focused on growth, with nearly $800 million in expansion projects already...

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• Biloxi, Miss.-area casinos, shops have high hopes for Fourth of July holiday.

  - 2004-07-01

  By Timothy Boone, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 1--BILOXI, Miss. -- Coast casinos, souvenir shops and beach vendors have high hopes for the Fourth of July holiday, traditionally one of their busiest weekends of the year. ...

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• Gaming companies merge; plan growth

  - 2004-05-03

  Las Vegas -- The opportunity for growth is a powerful motivator, and that possibility is behind the $1.3-billion acquisition of Coast Casinos by Boyd Gaming. Coast will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Boyd and will be positioned as a separate operating unit run by current Coast management. Coast...

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• Head of Las Vegas-Based Coast Casinos Rethinks Initial Stock Offering Proposal.

  - 2004-01-07

  By Jeff Simpson, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 7--Coast Casinos may resurrect its plan to offer public shares of the company's stock, Chairman Michael Gaughan said Tuesday. "Maybe we'll look at an IPO this summer and fall," ...

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